Green Party congressional candidate accused of stealing nearly $74,000

[TexasTowelie]

RAYMONDVILLE -- Green Party congressional candidate Vanessa S. Tijerina is set to be charged with theft for allegedly stealing nearly $74,000 from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

The charge stems from an investigation which uncovered that Tijerina allegedly falsified information when applying for and receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid funds. She is accused of lying about her living situation, among other things, several times from March 2012 through August 2016, indictment documents state.

Tijerina, 38, is running for the U.S. Representative District 15 seat against Democrat attorney Vicente Gonzalez and Republican pastor Tim Westley.

The candidate was arrested Friday in her hometown of Raymondville and released on a $10,000 bond that same day. Since then, the mother of four has posted on her personal Facebook page about corruption perpetrated by Willacy County District Attorney Bernard W. Ammerman. During a phone call with The Monitor, Tijerina accused Ammerman of orchestrating her arrest.

Read more: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/valley/article_b13fed84-9fdd-11e6-91c0-937f8b2c7c2d.html

[font color=330099]It's odd that she is running for District 15 since Raymondville is in District 34.[/font]

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1. Sounds like she lied

You shouldn't be on assistance if you can afford multiple homes for 4 years. Being "separated" is a common form of assistance fraud.

She was stupid enough to run for office while she's allegedly corrupt herself.